⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Thunder got 19 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ OKC better than we expected
▼ CLE better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 19 points better than our numbers for the Thunder.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Thunder won, and why the Cavaliers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 35 free throws to their nineteen- A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16 in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Thunder
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 16
Q1 7:58 · OKC 25-9 CLE
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 11:28 · OKC 96-77 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Cavaliers
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:18 · OKC 60-53 CLE
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| OKC | CLE | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 43% |
| 15 | Threes made | 19 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
📋Player stats
Every player's final line, with the combos.
Thunder
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
I. HartensteinC | 26 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +3 |
A. MaraC | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +6 |
K. WilliamsG | 29 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 5-9 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -4 |
S. Gilgeous-AlexanderG | 35 | 42 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 54 | 46 | 50 | 12 | 1 | 11-26 | 5-11 | 15-19 | +5 |
A. MitchellG | 32 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 30 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 9-17 | 1-3 | 4-6 | +2 |
M. PeavyG | 26 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +5 |
J. McCainG | 25 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3-11 | 1-6 | 2-2 | +2 |
B. StirtzG | 22 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 6-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | +5 |
A. CarusoG | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4-4 | +16 |
J. DixG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 124 | 47 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 41-89 | 15-36 | 27-35 |
Did not playB. Barnhizer (coach's decision), D. Terry (coach's decision)
Cavaliers
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | STL | BLK | TO | PRA | P+R | P+A | R+A | S+B | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. AllenC | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -8 |
E. MobleyC Double-double | 33 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 7-15 | 1-5 | 1-2 | -1 |
J. HardenG | 35 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 15 | 2 | 5-16 | 3-8 | 6-6 | 0 |
D. MitchellG | 33 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 30 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 10-17 | 5-10 | 2-2 | +1 |
T. ProctorG | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 1-1 | -2 |
S. MerrillG | 27 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 2-2 | -5 |
M. HezonjaF | 23 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 5-10 | 2-6 | 0-0 | -8 |
M. ThomasG | 18 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | -9 |
T. EnarunaF | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -1 |
C. Porter Jr.G | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
T. BryantC | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 5-6 | -5 |
| Team | 116 | 45 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 40-93 | 19-49 | 17-19 |
Did not playR. Minix (coach's decision)
